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NASCAR Numbers That Should Be Retired

By David Castro

12 Feb 1998: Dale Earnhardt #3 in action during the Nascar Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Mandatory Credit: Andy Lyons /Allsport
12 Feb 1998: Dale Earnhardt #3 in action during the Nascar Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Mandatory Credit: Andy Lyons /Allsport /
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HOMESTEAD, FL – NOVEMBER 20: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 and the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2016 in Homestead, Florida. Johnson wins a record-tying 7th NASCAR title. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
HOMESTEAD, FL – NOVEMBER 20: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 and the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2016 in Homestead, Florida. Johnson wins a record-tying 7th NASCAR title. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) /

Jimmie Johnson #48

He is Mr. Seven Time and the most dominate driver of the new millennium. Johnson won five-straight NASCAR Cup Series championships, a Cup Series record, and seven overall which ties him with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.

He is tied with Cale Yarborough for sixth all-time in career race wins with 83. Johnson was also named the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year in 2009.

It’s a robust resume for an all-time great that deserves to have his #48 retired.

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